Chelsea is receptive to offers for Alejandro Garnacho this summer following the former Manchester United winger’s unsatisfactory season at Stamford Bridge.
Once regarded as one of the most promising talents at Old Trafford, Garnacho has since lost favor under the previous United manager, Ruben Amorim.
Chelsea invested £40 million to acquire the Argentina international last summer, with Garnacho hoping to rejuvenate his career at the club he has supported since childhood.
However, Garnacho found himself largely sidelined from the Chelsea squad, making only 14 Premier League starts throughout the season and netting just a single goal.
Enzo Maresca, Liam Rosenior, and Calum McFarlane all seemed to harbor reservations about Garnacho, who has a long-term contract with Chelsea that extends until 2032.
Nevertheless, Garnacho appears poised to depart well before that contract’s expiration, as Chelsea is reportedly contemplating a sale ahead of the upcoming summer transfer window, according to the Daily Mail.
Chelsea is actively seeking a versatile attacker, and one of the factors contributing to their openness to offers for Garnacho is his own description of his transfer to west London as ‘incredible’.
It has been reported that the Blues are prepared to exercise greater patience with their £52 million summer acquisition, Jamie Gittens, whose inaugural season at the club has been marred by injury issues.
Chelsea appointed Xabi Alonso as their new manager last month, and the former midfielder for Liverpool and Real Madrid will assume his role at the beginning of July.
Alonso is seeking two or three ‘ready-made’ players to strengthen his team this summer; however, Chelsea must also offload several stars from their oversized and underperforming squad.
The Daily Mail has identified Garnacho, Filip Jorgensen, Axel Disasi, and one of Liam Delap, Marc Guiu, or Nicolas Jackson as either likely or potential departures.
Enzo Fernandez and Marc Cucurella have been strongly associated with summer transfers, yet Chelsea is not ‘actively’ pursuing the sale of either player.
Fernandez is eager to depart amid interest from Manchester City and Real Madrid, but Chelsea would demand a staggering £120m to part with the midfielder.
The 25-year-old has frustrated Chelsea fans with several comments towards the end of the season; however, the club would be comfortable if he remained part of Alonso’s squad for the 2026-27 campaign.
Chelsea shares a similar stance on the £60m acquisition Cucurella, who has also been linked with Manchester City, as well as La Liga rivals Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.
Players more likely to depart include Garnacho and backup goalkeeper Jorgensen, who has already expressed his desire to move on.
Chelsea acquired the Denmark international for £20m in 2024; however, he was relegated to a backup role behind No. 1 goalkeeper Robert Sanchez for a significant portion of the previous season, participating in only six league matches.
French centre-back Disasi, who was signed by Chelsea for £38.5m three years prior, is now available for transfer but will not be returning to West Ham following their relegation to the Championship.
Chelsea has also acknowledged that a striker must be sold as Jackson prepares to rejoin a squad that already features Delap and Guiu.
Jackson aspired to convert his loan at Bayern Munich into a permanent transfer but fell short of the required number of appearances for the Bundesliga champions.
The 24-year-old, who displayed flashes of his potential during his initial two years at Chelsea, seeks assurances from Alonso regarding his playing time to remain at Stamford Bridge.
After Chelsea acquired Delap from Ipswich Town, Jackson was loaned out, yet he is already being associated with a transfer after merely 12 months at the club.
The acquisition of Delap was regarded as a significant achievement, considering he was pursued by both Manchester United and Newcastle United, but the 23-year-old managed to score only two goals last season.
While Chelsea is receptive to offers for various players, the Daily Mail reports that Cole Palmer, Joao Pedro, Estevao Willian, Moises Caicedo, and Josh Acheampong are not available for sale.
A decision regarding the futures of players such as Romeo Lavia, Wesley Fofana, Andrey Santos, Mamadou Sarr, and Tosin Adarabioyo is still pending ahead of Alonso’s arrival.
The former Champions League winner has been assigned the responsibility of enhancing a Chelsea team that finished in 10th place in the Premier League last season.
